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PRESS RELEASE

Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution Conspiracy

September 22, 2021
… Seized Fentanyl, a Firearm, and Tools of Drug Trade from Alexander and his Residence Baltimore, Md., – U.S. … on one occasion to avoid arrest when police seized from him a large quantity of fentanyl.  The sentence was … judicial authorization to intercept communications to and from cellular telephones used by Alexander from May through …
September 22, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Nine Alleged Members Of The Jenifer Drug Trafficking Organization Charged By Indictment And Implicated In A 2012 Murder

October 16, 2014
… million; several hundred thousand dollars in cash recovered from the residences of some of the defendants; over $2 … partners undertake every day to stop the flow of drugs from entering the Baltimore metropolitan area,” stated Gary …
October 16, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Statement of DEA Special Agent in Charge and U.S. Attorney Thomas T. Cullen

October 09, 2019
Statement of DEA Special Agent in Charge and U.S. Attorney Thomas T. Cullen October 09, 2019 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter …
October 09, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

“Godfather” of Methamphetamine Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

July 19, 2005
“Godfather” of Methamphetamine Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison July 19, 2005 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us …
July 19, 2005
PRESS RELEASE

Elks Extend "Hands Across the Border" to Kick Off Red Ribbon Week

October 13, 2003
Elks Extend "Hands Across the Border" to Kick Off Red Ribbon Week October 13, 2003 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events …
October 13, 2003
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s response to COVID-19

March 20, 2020
… Control and Prevention website and the U.S. government's online guide to information and services .  # # # On …
March 20, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Former Physician Sentenced To Nearly Six Years In Prison On Drug Charge For Trading Prescription Drugs For Sex And Cash

August 05, 2014
… Ativan, Ritalin, Darvocet, OxyContin, and Klonopin, on an online website, and all of the ads were placed through one …
August 05, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Major Rewards Offered for Capture and Conviction of Leaders of Honduran Drug Trafficking Operation

May 02, 2022
… in the Eastern District of Virginia on charges stemming from their roles as leading figures in a drug-trafficking … to court documents and allegations in the indictment, from 2006 until the date of the indictment, Juan Carlos … +504-9452 4032 or +504-9430 7106, which can accept messages from the social messaging applications WhatsApp and Signal, …
May 02, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Pharmacist Sentenced to More Than 14 Years in Federal Prison for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy and for Murder for Hire

March 04, 2021
… confidential source made a number of controlled purchases from Robinson at the pharmacy, using blank prescriptions … Robinson was arrested on June 27, 2017 and was released from custody on June 29, 2017, under the supervision of U.S. … clonidine.  CS-2 had obtained the prescription medications from David Robinson.  CS-2 had known Robinson for …
March 04, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Baltimore Attorney Stanley Needleman Sentenced To Prison For Federal Tax Crimes Including Failing To Report Over $1.5 Million In Income

December 16, 2011
… Federal Agents Seized $1,153,660 Cash from Safes in Basement of Defendant’s Home GREENBELT , MD - … cash receipts and deposits. Needleman has been disbarred from practicing law. Judge Titus also ordered Needleman: to …
December 16, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts the 27th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday to Remove Unneeded Medications from Homes

October 25, 2024
… Take Back Day on Saturday to Remove Unneeded Medications from Homes October 25, 2024 Headquarters Contact Info … Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. National Prescription Drug Take Back …
October 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Upper Marlboro Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

November 30, 2021
… County Police Department. According to his guilty plea from at least June 2016 through July 2017, Stewart conspired … and Prince George’s County.  Stewart obtained heroin from Broxton and then sold smaller quantities of heroin to …
November 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Sovah Health to Pay United States $4.36 Million to Settle Claims of Controlled Substance Act Violations

June 08, 2022
… settlement is the third-largest civil penalty ever obtained from a hospital system under the Controlled Substances Act … Martinsville & Henry County) united to form Sovah Health. From 2017 to 2019, a  Sovah Health employee  diverted more …
June 08, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two MS-13 Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiring to Commit Multiple Murders

November 24, 2021
… gang composed primarily of immigrants or descendants from El Salvador.  Branches or “cliques” of MS-13, one of … March 2017, a member of the Sailors Clique who was hiding from law enforcement in the Lynchburg, Virginia area had a … the high schooler. The gang members kidnapped the student from his front lawn and cut his hand off before killing him. …
November 24, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Roanoke Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

March 10, 2021
… ways for their willingness to transport narcotics by car from places such as New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and … by Jordan himself as the “Batmobile.” The car was in route from New York to Roanoke and stopped by law enforcement … to coordinate the delivery and distribution of narcotics from jail, while his case was pending trial. A known …
March 10, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Roanoke law enforcement and community leaders announce new cooperative initiative to curb violent crime

October 24, 2019
… outreach Roanoke CARE_0.jpg ROANOKE, Va. – Today, leaders from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of … In addition, partner agencies will work with officials from the City of Roanoke, Roanoke City Public Schools and … safer by removing illegal guns and violent offenders from our streets and curbing violence before it begins.”   …
October 24, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Eight Baltimore Drug Gang Members Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Alleged Large Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

June 26, 2007
… is responsible for distributing large quantities of heroin from 2005 to 2007 in various parts of south Baltimore … a stash location and helped deliver and resupply the heroin from the stash location into the shop. Jamal Piles was a courier, delivering heroin from stash locations to the stash house located near the …
June 26, 2007
PRESS RELEASE

Mitchellville Man Sentenced To 33 Years In Prison For Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

June 05, 2015
… of the Maryland State Police. According to court documents, from at least January 2011 through his arrest on August 16, … purchases of a total of 308 grams of crack cocaine from co-conspirator Terrin Anderson. Anderson drove a … vehicle, the cocaine, cell phones, and other evidence from the vehicle. Based upon review of the documents in the …
June 05, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Communities Nationwide Turn In Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 08, 2024
… removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across our country.  According to a report … medication for a non-medical purpose got that medication from a family member or friend.  DEA continues to expand …
November 08, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA Announce Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Task Force

October 28, 2024
… Maryland has continued, resulting in more than 2,000 deaths from July 2023 through June 2024 – more than 1,600 were … task force consisting of sworn law-enforcement members from agencies throughout Maryland.  Led and coordinated by …
October 28, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Division Calls on the Community to Have Important Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Fake Pills in Back-To-School Routines

August 22, 2024
… 415,300 pills in 2023, which was a 260 percent increase from the previous year. The number of pills seized in the District of Columbia increased by nearly 60 percent, from 17,500 in 2022 to 27,600 in 2023. SAC Forget explained …
August 22, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Phoenix & the AZ Attorney General “Huddles Up” with NFL Alumni and Rise Up Glendale to Spread Awareness about Fentanyl

May 16, 2024
… and upcoming events. This event has received support from many local community partners to include the National … predicts more than 110,000 American lives were lost in 2023 from drug poisonings and drug-related deaths.  Nearly 70% of … drug education and awareness, prevention curriculum, online resources, school programs, and many other special …
May 16, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

East Baltimore Drug Trafficking Organization Member and Associate Sentenced

July 14, 2021
… of Solomon, Drummond delivered cocaine every two weeks from July 2018 to January 2019, to a co-conspirator to … in the same location.  This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
July 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

West Baltimore Career Criminal Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Crack Cocaine, Sentenced

March 02, 2021
… contained Powell’s DNA.  A review of the video footage from the covert camera revealed that, at approximately 6:45 … a previous felony conviction which he knew prohibited him from possessing a firearm or ammunition. This case is part …
March 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Baltimore Narcotics Supplier and Tester Admits to Transporting More Than Two Kilograms of Cocaine to Maryland for a Drug Trafficking Organization

April 19, 2022
… Baltimore District Office. According to his guilty plea, from April 2020 to November 2020, Grigsby was a member of a … in which he discussed obtaining three kilograms of cocaine from a supplier for one of the DTO’s mid-level cocaine …
April 19, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Consent Decree Approved Between the United States and Baltimore-Based Pharmacy and Pharmacist Alleged to Have Illegally Dispensed Controlled Substances

May 12, 2022
… were for the same drug, strength, and quantity, and were from the same prescriber and some were prescribed by an … the patient is biologically male and presents prescriptions from an obstetrician or gynecologist.  Before filling …
May 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Baltimore Heroin Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy Charge

March 24, 2022
… saw the DTO leader arrive and intercepted a message from the DTO leader to Gardner stating, “Here cuz”.  The DTO … in the same location.  This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
March 24, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Wholesale Drug Distribution Network, Shipping Drugs Across Country & Laundering Millions, Sentenced

March 02, 2022
… of the sale of that spice. According to court documents, from 2017 through November 2019, Joseph Ruis, 56, was the … connected to this conspiracy was used by an individual from New Hampshire to fatally overdose. Ruis controlled the …
March 02, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Harford County Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Conspiracy to Sell Crack Cocaine

November 05, 2021
… a cocaine supplier. After purchasing nine ounces of cocaine from the supplier, Bolden and Murphy returned to Harford … discussing the purchase of three ounces of crack cocaine from co-defendant Hammond. Bolden arranged the transaction …
November 05, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Essex Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

July 01, 2021
… Harford County Narcotics Task Force received authorization from a Circuit Court County Judge to intercept wire and … individual obtaining two to three ounces of crack cocaine from Hammond, the source of supply for the DTO. Hammond met …
July 01, 2021

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